San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-10-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Another Short SessIon-FinanciaI
Budget.

Another Short SessIon-Financial
Budget.
After roll call and adoption OF the
! minutes Of last weeks meeting the fol-
lowing petitions were read:
l.. Lacoste and Albert Ludwig, for
permit to continue meat stall granted to
IL. Childs. Referred to the market
committee.
Mrs. Josephine Edwards, reduction Of
assessment. Referred to the assessment
committee.
4. NJ. Boggs, for remission OF fine.
Referred to the police committee.
The mayor reported that only two
bids had been received for the $4,000
OF public improvements bonds at
| so and the other at par, less 8 per cent.
| commission. or course the first men,
toned bid couldn't be considered. He
was in favor Of holding on TO the bonds
awhile longer In the hope OF getting
higher bids.
It WAS decided that the finance COM
mittee should take charge OF the bonds
and negotiate them at the best price OBJ
| tainable.
The formal order of the county court
authorizing the county judge to enter
into contract with the mayor to con-
struct the joint court house and city hall
was read by the mayor and adopted by
the council.
The collector reported that the vari-
GUS building and loan associations refuse
to pay their taxes, and also that mum.
Der OF persons were In arrears Rs much
as ten years and recommended that le-
gal steps be taken against them. Re-
ferred to the CITY attorney.
Reports Of city officers were submitted
wifhnnf haIpa Rad fEhau IL
might not answer all purposes, and
would take up too much time. They
were "referred' or filed"
A permit to lay pipe for water was
granted to Mr.. Whsrtenby.
The city engineer recommended that
the petition OF the West End company
for permission TO change the names OF
certain streets, be referred TO the streets
and bridges committee, which was
done.
The finance committee reported the
following exhibit for the present fiscal
year:
Hon. Bryan Calaghan. Mayor and Gentlemen
of the City Council:
Your appropriation for the expenses
for this fiscal year amounts to S2}S, 2S4
The assessed valuation this year 10
SIG. 100000
A tax rate OF Sl.20 yields S2iS, 900
nearly $4,000 in excess Of requirements.
We desire to call the attention OF the
council TO this fact: BY keeping with
in bounds in your appropriations and
expenditures you secure reduction OF
3 cents per 500 In your annual rate OF
taxation, aud at the same time have a
practical demonstration as outlined by
the administration some two years ago,
that the city debt could be increased
and at the same time the rate OF taxes
diminished. A. BELKSAP,
+. SCHREINER,
j. H. SMYE.
He also reported the following special
ordinances, which were read and upon
suspension Of the rules Immediately
passed:
AN ORDINANCE
To levy poll and ad-valorem tax, for
the support OF the city government, for
the fiscal year, ending February 25th,
1888.
SECTION /. There be and ia hereby
levied for the municipal year beginning
March LIST, 1887, and ending February
2Sth, 1888, on every male inhabilant OF
this city who has resided in this city six
months prior to March lst, 1887, be-
tween the ages OF 81 and 60 years, not
otherwise exempted by the laws of this
state, a poll tax of one dollar.
SEC. 2. That there be and Is hereby
levied for general purposes, for the
municipal or fiscal year, ending Febru-
airy 2Sth, 1883, on all property, real or
personal, within the limits of this city,
not otherwise exempt by the cOnstitu-
ton and laws Of this state and ordi-
nances Of the city, an ad-valorem tax OF
and at the rate OF (94 oents) ninety-fou
cents upon every one hundred dollars
valuation.
SEC. 3. That to provide for the pay
ment OF the interest on the bonded debt
OF the city and to create a sinking fund
for the ultimate payment thereof, there
be and is hereby levied special tax Of
GO cents) twenty cents on every one
hundred dollars valuation, on all the
property mentioned In the section
hereof.
SEC. 4. That 10 accordance with an
ordinance heretofore passed and ratified
by the property tax payers at an election
held on the Sth day Of May, 1882, that
there be and Is hereby levied for the
municipal year Of 1887 a special tax of
(6 cents) six cents on every one hundred
dollars valuation OF real and personal
property in this city subject to taxation,
for the support and maintenance OF the
city public schools.
Special Ordinance Governing Occupa-
tiOn Taxes:
Be it ordained, That there shall be
levied and collected from every person,
firm or assertion Of persons pursuing
any of the occupations taxed by the
state OF Texas, one. half Of the state tax
imposed on such occupation, subject to
| such limitations and restrictions as may
be imposed by the laws of the state,
together with all occupations hitherto
taxed by the city and not by the state,
and as may have been established by
ordinance.
Guerguin, for the assessment commit
tee, reported unfavOrably on Catherine
| Scbneider's petition for reduction OF as
| sessment.
Conner, for the police committee, re-
ported favOrably on DR.. A. II. Blondin's
petition for remission OF fine.
Smye, for the special committee to
consider Mrs. Howard's petition for ad-
justment Of property lines, reported I'M
favOrably, declaring the property as
eDcrOaching. Adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Smye desired to call attention to the
| fact that work ordered on Dakota street
had not been done. He said $500, which
was appropriated for the work. was
| twice as much as needed.
He also said Monterey street had not
been grubbed as ordered. The mayor as
sured him all these matters would be at
tended to IN time.
Gallagher stated that some Of the new
street work was not being done rs called
| for nv oOntrAct The MAYOR said he had